jgas
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Hello all Tnetters, Its been a bit since my lost posting but we finally are back at it. Don and I got a nice permit to check out an older property so we took right to it. Of course first things first, get all the utilities marked. No gas lined or killer electric cables below
Then the probe fest began. I searched for an hour on the fairly larger back yard until I finally got a decent prospect. Felt some glass and debris at around 5 feet and below so this was our best bet to find glass. So I got off work and figured we could hammer through it with 6 hours of daylight.
Man we need all of it as it seemed. Started out knowing that this was a collapsible sugar sand type pit so we made the pit a bit bigger than normal. This way we could get to the base and the use layer without doing any kind of under cut or tunneling. That's always bad. 
So down we went into this 5x5 square pit, not knowing we would have to go down about 8 feet to get the job done. That equates to about 12,000 pounds of dirt moved out then back in.
The life of a pit digger. Sounds crazy to most but after seeing we had a chance to find some decent stuff you get a second, then a third and fourth wind!
Started out nicely with an Indian Sagwa which was in great shape. Then we must have found 50 utility blank meds until we got a couple decent druggist bottles from Iowa. Then some cool Lyons Hair restorer and some other german syrups. Some that were hinge molds. Dating to the early 1880's I would say with a couple possible earlier. Then of course the world crashes and the cryers start piling up. Hostetters bitters, Doyles Hop bitters, several flasks including a Sheaf of Wheat all broken. A nice colored yellow amber beer was shattered as well. But you take the good with the bad. We had a chance to pull some great old flasks and that's why we dig. 
All in all we had a great time and the pit never collapsed. A good day for sure. So the pictures show some of the bounty all dirty and fresh from the 1880's. Now we gotta go find the 1890's pit if it's there. Time to go get some electrolyte transfusion!
Back at it soon, be careful out there everyone and hope you find some treasure! jgas
Then the probe fest began. I searched for an hour on the fairly larger back yard until I finally got a decent prospect. Felt some glass and debris at around 5 feet and below so this was our best bet to find glass. So I got off work and figured we could hammer through it with 6 hours of daylight. Man we need all of it as it seemed. Started out knowing that this was a collapsible sugar sand type pit so we made the pit a bit bigger than normal. This way we could get to the base and the use layer without doing any kind of under cut or tunneling. That's always bad. So down we went into this 5x5 square pit, not knowing we would have to go down about 8 feet to get the job done. That equates to about 12,000 pounds of dirt moved out then back in.
The life of a pit digger. Sounds crazy to most but after seeing we had a chance to find some decent stuff you get a second, then a third and fourth wind! Started out nicely with an Indian Sagwa which was in great shape. Then we must have found 50 utility blank meds until we got a couple decent druggist bottles from Iowa. Then some cool Lyons Hair restorer and some other german syrups. Some that were hinge molds. Dating to the early 1880's I would say with a couple possible earlier. Then of course the world crashes and the cryers start piling up. Hostetters bitters, Doyles Hop bitters, several flasks including a Sheaf of Wheat all broken. A nice colored yellow amber beer was shattered as well. But you take the good with the bad. We had a chance to pull some great old flasks and that's why we dig. All in all we had a great time and the pit never collapsed. A good day for sure. So the pictures show some of the bounty all dirty and fresh from the 1880's. Now we gotta go find the 1890's pit if it's there. Time to go get some electrolyte transfusion! Back at it soon, be careful out there everyone and hope you find some treasure! jgas
